Colombian Esteban Chaves snatched victory on an epic 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday that saw Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk take the pink jersey and favourite Vincenzo Nibali boost his victory hopes.

The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 4-0 lead, then gave up three goals in the third period before holding on for a 4-3 Game 4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena on Friday to even the Eastern Conference Finals series.

As long as she is not planning to sample any more dog food during the fortnight, the defending champion will be the undisputed favourite to triumph for the fourth time at Roland Garros and equal Steffi Graf’s 22 Grand Slam titles.

Indian sporting star and five-time world boxing champion Mary Kom Saturday saw her dream of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics end after losing a crucial bout ...

There are straightforward wins and then there are those where a team pulls off a great turnaround and produces a win that remain etched in the memories of players and fans alike for long.

Usain Bolt won the 100 metres at the Czech Golden Spike event in 9.98 seconds on Friday, in his second race this season in the run-up to August’s Rio Olympics.

Qatar Olympic Committee secretary general Dr Thani al-Kuwari speaks at the Olympic Council of Asia Regional Forum for National Olympic Committees of West and Central Asia at Wyndham Grand Regency Hotel here yesterday.

Qatar Football Association vice president Saoud al-Mohannadi poses with the representatives of the football associations from across the GCC in Doha yesterday.

Uncertainty over the future of AC Milan hovers over the stricken Italian giants as they look to avoid the ignominy of a season without European football by wresting the Italian Cup from Juventus tonight (21:45 kickoff Qatar time).

FIFA’s ethics committee yesterday recommended a two-year ban from all football activities for Wolfgang Niersbach, former president of the German Football Association (DFB), over an alleged corruption scandal around the right to host the 2006 World Cup.

Borussia Dortmund aim to ruin Bayern Munich’s plans to farewell Pep Guardiola with a seventh title in three years when Germany’s top teams meet in tonight’s crunch German Cup final (21:00 kickoff Qatar time).

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will aim to lift one final trophy as the curtain comes down on his record-shattering Paris Saint-Germain career in tonight’s French Cup final (22:00 kickoff Qatar time) against bitter rivals Marseille.